Griffith University

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Doctor of Medicine and Surgery

Successful Applicants to Griffith University will be admitted to the Doctor of Medicine (MD), an AQF level 9 Masters extended degree.

International applicants

International applicants apply directly to Griffith University. For further information: Phone +61 7 373 56425 or Web: www.griffith.edu.au/international

International students will be allocated to the Gold Coast Campus.

Campus and Place Type Preference

Students will be placed at either the Gold Coast campus or the Sunshine Coast Health Institute Teaching Location* at the time of the offer round.

At the time of application, applicants must specify the types of places (non-bonded CSP and/or bonded CSP (BMP)) they wish to be considered for in preferred order. They must also note their preference order for the Gold Coast campus and the Sunshine Coast Health Institute Teaching Location. Please note that preferences will be considered, but not guaranteed as quotas apply.

* Griffith University Bachelor of Medical Science Pathway students will not be allocated to the Sunshine Coast Health Institute Teaching Location. University of the Sunshine Coast Bachelor of Medical Science Pathway students will not be allocated to the Gold Coast Campus.

Gold Coast campus is located at Parklands Drive, Southport Queensland 4215.

Sunshine Coast Health Institute teaching location is located at 6 Doherty Street, Birtinya Queensland 4575.

Key Degree

Griffith University welcomes graduates from a variety of backgrounds (sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, law, etc.). There is no preferred Area of study or key degree.

Bachelor Degree

Applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 5.0 in a completed bachelor degree or be in the final year of a bachelor degree (scheduled for completion by COB 23 December 2026 in the year of application)

Griffith recognises that some students may undertake other pathways from the standard 3 year and 4 year bachelor degrees, including completed standalone Honours and embedded Honours

• Incomplete 4 year embedded Honours degrees must be completed by COB 23 December 2026
• If a standalone Honours degree is not completed by 31 July, it will not be used

Postgraduate Key Degrees

Combined Bachelor/Masters degrees: All program requirements must be completed by 31 July in the year of application for the qualification to be accepted for admissions purposes (i.e. if you cannot complete the program by mid-year you will not be eligible for admission). This qualification must have a minimum length of three years FTE, and the GPA will be calculated using the final three years of the combined degree.

Combined Bachelor/Postgraduate Diplomas degrees: All program requirements must be completed by 31 July in the year of application for the qualification to be accepted for admissions purposes. Griffith does not accept Postgraduate Diplomas as a Key Degree. In determining the GPA, the Postgraduate Diploma component will be ignored and the GPA calculated from the undergraduate component alone, provided that the applicant has three full-time years of undergraduate study.

Masters by Research Only and Masters by Coursework, or a combination of coursework and research, must be completed by 31 July in the year of application

PhDs must be completed by 31 July in the year of application

Completion means the applicant completed all academic requirements for the qualification, and approval is given for the award to be granted.

Diplomas, Postgraduate Diplomas, Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas are not considered a key degree and are not considered in the GPA calculation. Exception: credit awarded towards a completed Masters degree from a Postgraduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma can be considered in the GPA calculation, up to the amount of credit awarded towards the Masters degree.

GPA Calculation

Griffith University uses an unweighted GPA calculation for admission to the Doctor of Medicine.

For a Bachelor degree, the GPA will be calculated using the GEMSAS grading schema and will be calculated over the final three years of full-time study. Applicants who are in the final year of a Bachelor degree at the time of application will have a GPA calculated over all grades available to date.

In any one GPA Year, ungraded passes to a maximum of 0.5 FTE will be disregarded. Ungraded passes in excess of 0.5 FTE will be included in the GPA calculation for the GPA Year at a grade value 4.5.

Due to COVID-19 applicants for admission in 2027 will have any study completed in Semester/Trimester 1 2020 assessed as follows:

• Applicants may request to have ALL Semester/Trimester 1 grades in 2020 disregarded. However, applicants cannot request to have individual Semester/Trimester 1 grades in 2020 disregarded
• University of Melbourne students and graduates should refer to the Grade Point Average (GPA) section of this guide

Requests to have Semester/Trimester 1 2020 grades disregarded must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by no later than 5pm on 29 May 2026. Please include your GEMSAS VTAC ID or GAMSAT number so we can correctly identify your application.

Late requests and multiple requests will not be entertained.

The GPA for a completed standalone Honours degree will have a final year GPA based on the classification awarded (as per the conversion table in this guide) or subject results and best GPA used. The balance of the GPA calculation will be based on the final two years of the Bachelor degree.

For an embedded Honours degree, the GPA will be calculated using the final year subject results or the classification awarded (if completed) and the best GPA used. The balance of the GPA will be based on the 3rd and 2nd years of subject results.

For a completed Professional Honours qualification, please contact Griffith University (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

For a completed Combined Bachelor/Masters degree, the GPA will be calculated using the final three years of the combined degree. This qualification must have a minimum length of three years full time equivalent (FTE) study.

For a completed Combined Bachelor/Postgraduate Diplomas degree, the GPA will be calculated from the undergraduate component alone. We do not accept Postgraduate Diplomas as a Key Degree therefore the Postgraduate Diploma component will be ignored in the GPA calculation, provided there is three full-time years of undergraduate study.

Completed Masters by Research (where the degree is entirely non-graded) will receive a GPA of 7.0 for the duration of equivalent full-time study (up to a maximum of two years). The balance of the GPA calculation will be based on the final one or two years of the next most recently completed key degree.

Completed Masters by Research (where there are graded components) will receive a GPA of 7.0 for the duration of ethe Research component (up to a maximum of two years), with the balance of the GPA calculation being based on the graded units within the Research qualification and the next most recently completed key degree/s.

Completed Masters by Coursework, (coursework only or a combination of coursework and research), will have a GPA calculated from the graded components of the program for the duration of equivalent full-time years of study in the program with the balance of the GPA calculation being based on the final one or two years of the next most recently completed key degree.

Completed PhDs receive an overall GPA of 7.0.

Currency of Qualification

The key degree must have been completed within 10 years of the projected commencement date. The year of completion is the year the applicant completed all academic requirements for the qualification, and approval is given for the award to be granted. Applicants whose key degree was completed outside the 10-year period are considered for admission if they have completed by 31 July, with a passing GPA, the equivalent of 1 year’s full time tertiary level studies within the past 10 years. This study does not need to be a completed program of study as long as the duration is equivalent to one year or more full-time study by 31 July in the year of application.

At a minimum, all applicants must have successfully completed at least 1 year FTE of actual tertiary study at Diploma level or higher within 10 years of the projected commencement date of the Doctor of Medicine. Credit gained from informal and non-formal learning (including work experience) does not count towards the 1-year FTE of actual tertiary study.

GAMSAT

To be eligible for admission, applicants must achieve:

• a minimum score of 50 in each GAMSAT section
• with an overall score of at least 50

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

Griffith upholds a commitment to support people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent to pursue a medical career.

The First Peoples Health Pathway is:

Qualification: Any Key Degree for the Doctor of Medicine

Required GPA: 5.0 or higher

Required GAMSAT score: Not required, First People applicants do not need to sit GAMSAT for Griffith University

Application: Apply through GEMSAS, identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and include Griffith University as a preference

Next Step: Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide GEMSAS application number (VTAC ID)

GUMSAA Interview: Not required for First Peoples

First People applicant Interview: First People applicants will be interviewed by a panel including representatives from the GUMURRII Student Success Unit, the Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor (Indigenous) and Griffith Health.

Verification Documentation Requirements: As defined by the Commonwealth Parliament, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is someone who:

• is of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
• identifies as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• is accepted as such by the community in which they live or have lived

This typically takes the form of a Confirmation of Aboriginality document provided by a registered corporation and stamped with their Common Seal.
Documentation not provided to GEMSAS will be requested separately by Griffith University. The final date for provision of documentation directly to Griffith University is Friday, 7 August 2026.

Additional Information: Please see Griffith’s First Peoples Pathway to Medicine information at www.griffith.edu.au/gumurrii/apply-to-study for further information.

Scholarships: Griffith University is pleased to provide scholarships for commencing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in the Doctor of Medicine degree. Valued at $20,000 for the duration of the degree, the Doctor of Medicine First Peoples Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to support the participation and success of First Peoples candidates in the medical degree at Griffith University. Further information and application is available at: www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship-listings/doctor-of-medicine-first-peoples-scholarship

Rural Applicants

Griffith University Rural Priority Access Scheme (GURPAS): A proportion of the Griffith University medical intake will include students from a rural background MM 2 to MM 7. Competitive applicants who meet the rural criteria will be given priority access to the Griffith University Doctor of Medicine program. For more information visit www.griffith.edu.au/rural-priority.

Interview

The interview or Griffith University Multiple Station Admissions Assessment (GUMSAA) is designed to assess personal qualities deemed desirable in medical students and medical practitioners and will take the form of scenario based interviews.

Applicants will be invited to GUMSAA based on an interview selections rank derived from a 50:50 combination of the unweighted GPA (converted to a percentage) and the overall GAMSAT score. Entry is competitive and a GPA required for interview selection is likely to be significantly higher than 5.0 out of 7.0. A high GAMSAT can offset a slightly lower GPA and vice versa. As a result of using a 50:50 GPA/GAMSAT selections methodology, there is no discrete cut-off point for GAMSAT.

GUMSAA for 2027 entry is scheduled for September 2026 and will be held online.

Offers

Offers are made based on an overall ranking of interviewed applicants. This ranking is calculated as 50:50 combination of the interview selections rank (50:50 GPA/GAMSAT) and the overall Interview score (converted to a percentage).

The main round of offers will be made by early November, but if required, 'top up' offers will be made in subsequent offer rounds.

The offer letter will state both offer type and campus/teaching location.

Applicants who are in the final year of a Bachelor degree at the time offers are made will receive an offer conditional upon them completing their degree before COB 23 December 2026 while maintaining a GPA above the minimum requirement of 5.00.

Other requirements

Attendance at Orientation is compulsory and will be in mid-January.

To go on placement during the Doctor of Medicine program, students are required to:

• provide documentation regarding vaccination status
• complete a Nationally Accredited Training Provider Registered First Aid and CPR Course
• obtain a National Police Check Certificate; and
• obtain a Queensland Blue Card

See www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/health-placement-support-hub/programs/medicine for further information.

English Language Proficiency

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a country other than a recognised country (see list below*), or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for admission to this program are as follows:

• successful completion of at least two years in the last five years of tertiary study taught and assessed solely in English from a recognised country* prior to commencement;
• OR successful completion of at least two years of secondary and your entire tertiary studies# taught and assessed solely in English from a recognised country*;
• OR the IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall band score of 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 0 in each of the listening, reading, and speaking components, and a minimum score of 6.5 in writing;
• OR the Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the listening, reading, and speaking components, and a minimum score of C+ in writing;
• OR the TOEFL internet-based (iBT) with a minimum overall score of 94 with a minimum score of 24 in each of the listening, reading, and writing components, and a minimum score of 23 in speaking;
• OR the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 66 with a minimum score of 66 in each of the listening, reading, and speaking components, and a minimum score of 56 in writing;
• OR the Cambridge (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) with a minimum overall score of 185 in with a minimum score of 185 in each of the listening, reading, and speaking components, and a minimum score of 176 in writing.

English test results must be no more than two years old.

* Recognised countries: Antigua and Barbuda; Anguilla; Australia; The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory; Canada; Cayman Islands; Dominica; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Grenada; Guernsey; Guyana; Isle of Man; Jamaica; Jersey; Malta; New Zealand; Republic of Ireland; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; United States of America; US Virgin Islands.

#Your entire tertiary studies are your qualifications and studies used for admission to this degree.

Applicants should refer to the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for the English Language Skills Standard for all Doctor of Medicine graduates seeking registration as an Intern.

Deferrals

Griffith only allows the deferral of the commencement of study for one year when there are documented exceptional circumstances that could not have been foreseen at the time of application.

All deferrals must be requested in writing and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Medicine (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Failure to Enrol

An offer of a place is only available for that year's intake. Applicants are required to respond and/or enrol within a short timeframe to secure their place. An applicant who does not respond to their offer, or accepts their offer but does not enrol, must reapply to undertake the program in a subsequent year.

Open day and information sessions

Griffith Open Day will be on Sunday 9 August at our Gold Coast and Nathan campuses. This date is subject to change and events may be held online. For more information visit https://www.griffith.edu.au/open-day